I guess it's kind of a dumb question, but since I'm new to android world (and it's my first smartphone-SGS3), i prefer to be on the safe side!
so i made a full backup, using CMW, and it's on the internal SDcard as normal. since i don't have much room on this card, i stored the backup folder to my computer, thinking i can delete the backup itself now from the phone's card. but in the future, in case i need to restore this backup, can i just transfer it back and then follow the proccess? by that time i will have different rom i plan to replace at the moment.
666pluto said:
I guess it's kind of a dumb question, but since I'm new to android world (and it's my first smartphone-SGS3), i prefer to be on the safe side!
so i made a full backup, using CMW, and it's on the internal SDcard as normal. since i don't have much room on this card, i stored the backup folder to my computer, thinking i can delete the backup itself now from the phone's card. but in the future, in case i need to restore this backup, can i just transfer it back and then follow the proccess? by that time i will have different rom i plan to replace at the moment.
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Yes.
SimonTS said:
Yes.
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thank you,
still on the backup subject, i just made an ESF backup using ktool. it appeared as 2 files while browsing it using my PC, efs.img & efs.tar, which i also stored on the pc. same thing goes here as well, i can use this 2 files in the future in case those on the phone get deleted or something?
***also, how to dissconnect the phone in the right way from the computer?
the usual usb icon, which i can click "safely remove blah blah" near the clock, isn't there. so far i just remove the usb cable right away, but it doesn't seem safe to me!
666pluto said:
thank you,
still on the backup subject, i just made an ESF backup using ktool. it appeared as 2 files while browsing it using my PC, efs.img & efs.tar, which i also stored on the pc. same thing goes here as well, i can use this 2 files in the future in case those on the phone get deleted or something?
***also, how to dissconnect the phone in the right way from the computer?
the usual usb icon, which i can click "safely remove blah blah" near the clock, isn't there. so far i just remove the usb cable right away, but it doesn't seem safe to me!
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ESF? Haven't got a clue - best to ask in the SGS3 Q&A forum.
To disconnect - I normally use the phone to disconnect by stopping USB mass-storage mode on my DS. I don't trust my Windows PC to do it right.
SimonTS said:
ESF? Haven't got a clue - best to ask in the SGS3 Q&A forum.
To disconnect - I normally use the phone to disconnect by stopping USB mass-storage mode on my DS. I don't trust my Windows PC to do it right.
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thanks again for your help
My first time here, sorry if I did somerhing wrong.
I backup my Note 2 from Team Win recovery to phone memory. I tried to copy backup files to my computer but i got message 'A device attached to system is not functioning.'
How can i fix this, or can I backup files to my computer directly?
It means that you either have incorrect drivers or need to reconnect using another cable or USB port. You can put the files in the DCIM folder because some devices need to be disguised as PTP (Camera) to be detected by the computer.
As I was cleaning my Nexus 4 internal storage (deleting unused and old junks) I found a folder called storage and deleted it, as it was unfamiliar in Internal Storage of my phone. After clicking delete I found its storage/emulated/0 and it just wiped all of all emulated/0 files and folders in a second!!! . It just happened before 30 min and I just tried a app to recover which obviously didnt work to recover everything I lost!Pls suggest and help me for recovery. I'm sure those data aren't overwritten and I don't know how to recover them!!..
arvindgr said:
As I was cleaning my Nexus 4 internal storage (deleting unused and old junks) I found a folder called storage and deleted it, as it was unfamiliar in Internal Storage of my phone. After clicking delete I found its storage/emulated/0 and it just wiped all of all emulated/0 files and folders in a second!!! . It just happened before 30 min and I just tried a app to recover which obviously didnt work to recover everything I lost!Pls suggest and help me for recovery. I'm sure those data aren't overwritten and I don't know how to recover them!!..
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Hi,
First, no need for the language. I fixed that for you!
Also, XDA Assist is here to help navigate the site, not for support, and I see you know where your device section is. So please ask for help in your device section.
Thanks !
Darth
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so i backed up my data and copied it to pc but i later found out twrp made it a single 6gb file and i cant copy it back to internal memory so is there anyway i can extract the files in it? changing the extension to .tar doesnt work:|
macszxc said:
so i backed up my data and copied it to pc but i later found out twrp made it a single 6gb file and i cant copy it back to internal memory so is there anyway i can extract the files in it? changing the extension to .tar doesnt work:|
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Hello,
Please try posting your query here Android Q&A Forum with all relevant details, the experts there maybe able to assist you.
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Vatsal,
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on a computer, deleted files can be still be recovered via tools like recuva or disk digger. Not unless you use a program to overwrite fee space a number of times. Is it the same with android devices?
i have another scenario though, i have a tablet that i plugged a micro sd card to to view files. I dont save those files to the tablet, just view them. Then just eject the card when done. If someone were to somehow gain possession of my tablet, can they find out what the file is and somehow get a copy of that file via the temporary folder or something?
I would appreciate it if experts can answer and give advice on my rather uncommon questions.
Thanks
t-rayms said:
on a computer, deleted files can be still be recovered via tools like recuva or disk digger. Not unless you use a program to overwrite fee space a number of times. Is it the same with android devices?
i have another scenario though, i have a tablet that i plugged a micro sd card to to view files. I dont save those files to the tablet, just view them. Then just eject the card when done. If someone were to somehow gain possession of my tablet, can they find out what the file is and somehow get a copy of that file via the temporary folder or something?
I would appreciate it if experts can answer and give advice on my rather uncommon questions.
Thanks
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Files deleted in android are not actually deleted, the space the file is in is marked as free space but the data remains there ignored by the system until that space is overwritten or is formatted.
When viewing files from sdcard, some data that was viewed is cached and can be found/recovered later possibly if cache is not cleared but the data recovered might not be enough to tell them anything.
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